#electricity

The transmission system operator (TSO) is on Monday evening providing electricity to the Turkish Cypriot community, assistant operations director Harry Zavallis said, with faults experienced over the weekend continuing to ...

Power cuts in “various areas” of Cyprus experienced on Saturday morning was caused by a fault in the north, the transmission system operator said. It said the fault had occurred ...

The technical problem which caused power cuts in various areas across the island on Friday morning has “not yet been solved”, transmission system operator spokeswoman Chara Kousiappa said, though the ...

Electricity demand is being fully met and has begun to decline in recent days as temperatures ease, according to the Cyprus Transmission System Operator (TSO). Assistant director of the TSO’...

The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) has entered a new phase. The recent decision by French infrastructure investor Meridiam to become the project’s 66 per cent majority shareholder has renewed confidence ...

Reducing electricity prices remains the government’s top priority, according to President Nikos Christodoulides, who also said he will decide in 2027 whether to seek a second term, dismissing suggestions that ...

Cyprus could lose up to half of its conventional electricity generation capacity by 2030 unless critical energy projects are completed, officials and industry representatives warned the House energy committee on Friday. ...

Delegations from the transmission system operator and the energy markets association discussed efforts to reduce electricity costs for households and businesses, and ways to make the new competitive energy market ...

Electricity storage batteries are expected to arrive in Cyprus in January 2027, with installations due to be completed before the summer, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Sunday. Damianos said contracts ...

Every year, at the height of the summer, we face the same problem. The Electricity Authority’s power stations had great difficulty producing enough power to satisfy demand. The antiquated ...

The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will remain central to the country’s energy transition as the government pushes ahead with investments in electricity networks, energy storage and conventional generation ...

Over a tonne of cables which belong to the electricity authority (EAC) were seized during nationwide inspections of scrap metal trading premises, the police said on Thursday. The operation involved ...

Authorities began imposing electricity cuts in different parts of Cyprus from 6.52pm on Wednesday, as demand exceeded available generation capacity. According to an announcement by the Electricity Authority the affected ...

Cyprus’ electricity system is operating with limited reserves after all-time high demand was recorded on Wednesday, with the prolonged heatwave and production unit failures increasing pressure on the grid. National ...

For years, public debate in Cyprus has focused almost entirely on the international price of LNG. Every discussion about importing natural gas eventually arrives at the same question: what will ...

The Electricity Authority (EAC) said on Thursday that though it can’t entirely rule out the possibility of power outages, it has taken all necessary steps to prevent such an ...

Cyprus has recorded the largest decrease in electricity prices in the European Union, with a drop of 14. 7 per cent, Eurostat data published on Tuesday show. Overall, electricity prices dropped sharply ...

By Myrto Skouroupathi Energy poverty is defined as the inability of a household to access essential energy services, such as heating, cooling and electricity, required for a decent standard of ...

Energy Minister Michalis Damianos outlined his ministry’s 2025 achievements and priorities for 2026, while acknowledging ongoing uncertainty surrounding the delayed Vasiliko natural gas project. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, ...

Uproar from solar panel owners in Cyprus is intensifying after thousands of households saw accumulated electricity credits wiped from their accounts. The controversy which has been growing in pace since ...

Electricity bills could spike by as much as 20 per cent by August if fuel prices fluctuate at $110 to $115 a barrel, the Electricity Authority (EAC) said on Thursday. The EAC held ...

A fault in the electricity producing system, which caused outages in various areas of Cyprus on Friday afternoon, was fully restored at 7.13pm. The Transmission System Operator (TSO) said the ...

Electricity bills issued in February 2026 revealed an unexpected change for thousands of Cyprus households with rooftop photovoltaic systems. Surplus electricity credits accumulated under net-metering agreements no longer appeared as balances ...

Several areas of Nicosia have been left without electricity after 1pm on Friday following a failure in the transmission system, the electric authority (EAC) reported. The outage has affected residents ...